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06 July 2010

Diabetes Awareness Week 2010

Diabetes Australia-NSW will be spreading the message across the state about the link between diabetes and kidney disease this Diabetes Awareness Week from 11-17 July.

25 June 2010

Congratulations to Jimmy Little on success at APRA awards

Diabetes Australia-NSW would like to congratulate Jimmy Little after he was recognised on Monday for his achievements in music.

07 July 2010

New type 2 diabetes medication may help in type 1

A new medication for type 2 diabetes may also benefit those with type 1, reducing the rise in blood glucose levels following a meal and possibly lowering insulin needs.

29 June 2010

Insulin pump prevents night-time hypos

A special insulin pump which uses continuous glucose monitoring to predict hypoglycaemia and stop delivering insulin can help reduce the number of overnight hypos, according to a new study.

Workplace discrimination

Diabetes Australia is here to advise you on discriminatory matters in the workplace.

Diabetes falls under the category of disability within the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Disability includes past, present or future physical, intellectual or psychiatric disability, learning disorders, or any organism capable of causing disease.

Both Federal and New South Wales laws say that it is against the law to discriminate against people, or treat them unfairly, in various areas of public life. One of these areas is employment.

In general, you have the right to apply for and be fairly considered for jobs, apprenticeships and traineeships on the basis of merit. In general, you have the right to be trained, promoted, get all other work benefits, and have to follow all other work rules fairly in the same way as other employees. You have the right not to be harassed about your disability.

An employer can only dismiss you, medically retire you, or make you redundant because of your disability - if the disability stops you doing your job properly.

For further information call the Customer Care Line on 1300 136 588.